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Caccoplectus
Caccoplectus is a genus of myrmecophilous (ant-loving) rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae, subfamily Pselaphinae. The genus was established by Sharp in 1887 and contains approximately nine described species. These beetles are associated with ant colonies, a common ecological strategy among pselaphine beetles. Most species have been described from the Neotropical region, particularly Central America.
myrmecophile ant-associated pselaphine rove-beetle Neotropical Staphylinidae Pselaphinae Arhytodini tropical ant-colony-inhabitant inquiline microhabitat-specialist leaf-litter soil-dwelling cryptic rarely-collected small-beetle morphologically-specialized 1887-description Sharp Central-America Panama Coleoptera Polyphaga Staphyliniformia Staphylinoidea Pselaphitae genus-level nine-species conicus degallieri lucidus nuttingi pectinatus schwarzi sentis spinipes sucineas spine-legged-pselaphid Chandler Wolda Schaeffer 1906 1976 1986 type-species-unknown rarely-observed iNaturalist:-2-observations Catalogue-of-Life-accepted GBIF-accepted NCBI-accepted Eukaryota Metazoa Hexapoda Insecta Arthropoda Animalia beetle insect arthropod animal
Carphoborus bicornis
Carphoborus bicornis is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae, described by Wood in 1986. The genus Carphoborus comprises bark beetles associated with coniferous trees. This species is recorded from North America. Very little published information exists regarding its specific biology or ecology.
bark-beetle weevil conifer-associated North-America scolytinae Curculionidae Coleoptera insect beetle forest-pest wood-boring-beetle Scolytini Carphoborus bicornis Wood-1986 1986 provisionally-accepted accepted exact-match Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Carphoborus-bicornis taxonomy classification conifer forest wood-boring pest eukaryota hexapoda polyphaga cucujiformia curculionoidea